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[[File:Nomis78 opened gateway.jpg|thumb|250px|An open portal.]] | [[File:Nomis78 opened gateway.jpg|thumb|250px|An open portal.]] | ||
'''Slipspace portals''' are a method of [[slipstream space]] transit developed by the [[Forerunner]]s. Essentially a large-scale application of [[slipspace translocation]], slipspace portals are designed to transport enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points on a continuing basis.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> Portals are similar in appearance to a slipspace rupture generated by a [[slipspace drive]], appearing as holes into the pitch-black void of slipspace and surrounded by blue-violet energy and supported by a web of [[hard light]].<ref name="h3">'''Halo 3''', campaign levels, ''[[The Storm]]'' and ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="c312">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 312''</ref> | '''Slipspace portals''' are a method of [[slipstream space]] transit developed by the [[Forerunner]]s. Essentially a large-scale application of [[slipspace translocation]], slipspace portals are designed to transport enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points on a continuing basis.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> Portals are similar in appearance to a slipspace rupture generated by a [[slipspace drive]], appearing as holes into the pitch-black void of slipspace and surrounded by blue-violet energy and supported by a web of [[hard light]].<ref name="h3">'''Halo 3''', campaign levels, ''[[The Storm]]'' and ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="c312">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 312''</ref> Some portals, however, allow visibility to the destination on the other side.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''Terminal 2''</ref><ref name="noon">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', multiplayer map ''[[High Noon]]''</ref> Portals may be generated by groundside facilities which vary in design but are typically enormous,<ref name="noon"/> or generator systems in space.<ref name="c312"/> | ||
Large constructs, such as the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]], could be transported across interstellar distances through the use of portals. The transition of such a large object would slow down other slipspace traffic in the entire [[Milky Way|galaxy]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 104''</ref> While designed for large-scale transit, portals have a limited transit capacity and can be strained or even destroyed if this capacity is exceeded.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 313-314''</ref> Portals also have a system that filters unnecessary objects such as debris, discarding them into the volume of slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 323''</ref> While passage through a portal is remarkably faster than an ordinary slipspace jump, portal transit is not instantaneous; for example, the passage from the Earth portal to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] took over three weeks.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herofortitude/bfe5038b-314a-4f17-a6be-f7613e0e3788 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Hero-Fortitude'']</ref> | Large constructs, such as the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]], could be transported across interstellar distances through the use of portals. The transition of such a large object would slow down other slipspace traffic in the entire [[Milky Way|galaxy]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 104''</ref> While designed for large-scale transit, portals have a limited transit capacity and can be strained or even destroyed if this capacity is exceeded.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 313-314''</ref> Portals also have a system that filters unnecessary objects such as debris, discarding them into the volume of slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 323''</ref> While passage through a portal is remarkably faster than an ordinary slipspace jump, portal transit is not instantaneous; for example, the passage from the Earth portal to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] took over three weeks.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herofortitude/bfe5038b-314a-4f17-a6be-f7613e0e3788 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Hero-Fortitude'']</ref> | ||
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File:Array.png|The Halo Array being deployed into a portal. | File:Array.png|The Halo Array being deployed into a portal. | ||
File:Highnoon 01.jpg|A slipspace portal generator on an unknown world. | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||